CVE-1999-1380 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page exploiting an unsafe ActiveX control in Norton Utilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1380?
CVE-1999-1380 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Symantec Norton Utilities 2.0 for Windows 95 marks the TUNEOCX.OCX ActiveX control as safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the run option through malicious web pages that are accessed by browsers such as Internet Explorer 3.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1380?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Utilities.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1380?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-1999-1380 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1380 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rr53-c8w6-c9v3.